launched over wide long on! Short in the slot and he drills a flat pull over the fence!
Heat vs Scorchers, 37th Match at Brisbane, BBL, Jan 11 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Brilliant performance from Scorchers. They are the benchmark still in this tournament. Thanks for your company tonight. Join us again tomorrow for Stars and Strikers from the MCG.
Jason Behrendorff is Player of the Match for his 3 for 21: "I just keep trying to back my strength. I know that swinging the ball is my main strength. I just need to hit a really good length and make it hard for the batters to score. I keep going back to that and try and execute as best as I can."
What a clinic from Hardie and Inglis. Scorchers win by 8 wickets with 22 balls to spare. Hardie and Inglis share an unbeaten 132-run stand to ice the game with ease. They barely looked troubled after the early losses of Eskinazi and Bancroft. Heat were more than 20 runs short, maybe they were 40-50 runs short. The Scorchers have won five of six chasing and they are doing it with ease. They return to the top of the table above the Sixers with a game in hand.
Inglis was nearly run out! Back of a length, chopped to point but there was no run, Inglis backed up too far but was fortunate the throw was wide
Dezz: "Billings didn't mince his words about the Heats tactics when on the mic either!" Given the teams he has played for, England, Chennai, Kent, that spoke volumes didn't it Dezz.
pulled fine! Terrible delivery. Short, angled down leg, he swiveled and helped it fine
chest high short ball, he hammers another pull along the ground to deep square for one
another length ball pulled to deep midwicket and a Labuschagne misfield allows two
drilled square of deep midwicket! Another length ball, not as short but on leg and he creams it away with Labuschagne barely moving in the deep to be beaten
pulled with power over midwicket! Chest high short ball, he stood up and swatted it with power. 50 off 40 balls. Well paced knock
angled down leg, he glances this to fine leg
Geoff: "As a Heat fan, this is just grim. Why are they so bad? Poorly balanced squad? Badly coached? Dodgy selections? Dunno, but this is woeful." The are very inconsistent with selection compared to the Scorchers. Change of leaders mid tournament isn't ideal either. That don't seem to have a recognisable brand
short and wide, he cuts to deep point
short and wide, he cuts hard to deep point
Hardie changes bat
full toss, he was surprised, he swats it flat back over the bowler's head for two more. Didn't time it well
yorker, jammed into off, he squeezes it out back to the bowler
short and wide, he hammers a cut to deep point
skips out and lofts straight! Down the track to the pitch and lofts it flat straight over the bowler's head
Kuhnemann again
Scorchers score 28 from the Surge and the game is now in control
full toss driven past mid off! Again the fielder is so wide and he just pushes a drive straight of the man and it beats him.
back of a length fourth stump, he pulls to wide fine leg
Shoaib: "Why Hardie didn't bowl a single over in todays match?" He's only bowled twice in the tournament and went at 10s in his last bowling innings. Scorchers have so many options he's not needed
low full toss on leg, he clips this neatly forward of square into the gap for two
slower ball bouncer, called wide on height
fired way down the leg side as he shaped to lap again
lapped past short fine! Should have been stopped50 off 28. Classy innings so far
Over 17 • PS 157/2
Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)